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#A779C3 Color

#A779C3 is rgb(167, 121, 195) in RGB, hsl(277, 38%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 38%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A779C3
HEX#A779C3
RGBrgb(167, 121, 195)
HSLhsl(277, 38%, 62%)
HSVhsv(277, 38%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 38%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.118 311.9)
LABlab(57.67% 28.71 -31.87)
LCHlch(57.67% 42.90 312.02)

What #A779C3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A779C3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.53Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.13Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.29African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.66Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.28Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.9

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A779C3 Channel Values

How #A779C3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 167 · G 121 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 38% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 38% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.41:1 vs white · 6.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A779C3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A779C3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A779C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A779C3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A779C3
Complementary
#96C379
Analogous
#8279C3
Analogous
#C379BA
Triadic
#C3A779
Triadic
#79C3A7
Split comp.
#BAC379
Split comp.
#79C382

Tints & Shades of #A779C3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B28BCB
#BE9CD3
#CAAEDB
#D7C3E4
#E3D5EC
#EFE6F4

Shades

#945DB6
#7D479E
#673A82
#512E66
#3A214A
#21132A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A779C3.

How #A779C3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A779C3
Protanopia#8282C3
Protanomaly#927FC3
Deuteranopia#8A8AC2
Deuteranomaly#9784C2
Tritanopia#9E8585
Tritanomaly#A281A2
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A779C3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a779c3: #A779C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A779C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a779c3': '#A779C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.475, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_a779c3">#A779C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#A779C3"

More Purple Colors

#A779C3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A779C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A779C3?

#A779C3 is a light purple — rgb(167, 121, 195) in RGB and hsl(277, 38%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.53.

What is the RGB value of #A779C3?

#A779C3 is rgb(167, 121, 195) — red 167, green 121, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A779C3?

#A779C3 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 38%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A779C3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A779C3 scores 3.41:1 against white and 6.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A779C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A779C3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 18.72, which is visibly different.

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